Motor Vehicle and Travel Expenses – You can claim vehicle and other travel expenses directly connected with your work, but you can’t claim for normal trips between home and work – this is considered private travel.

Self-Education Expenses – You may be able to claim a deduction for self-education expenses if your study is work-related or if you receive a taxable bonded scholarship. In some circumstances, you have to reduce the amount of your claim by $250.

Other Work Related Expenses – You may be able to claim other deductions not previously mentioned. As a rule of thumb, if you need to spend money to earn income, you can usually claim it – either as an immediate deduction, or over time.

Asset Purchase Details – Computer, Tools, Equipment, etc

Investment Related Expenses – You can claim a deduction if you are able to show that you incurred expenses earning interest, dividend or other investment income.

Donations to Charity Organisations – You can only make tax deductible gifts or donations to organisations that have the status of deductible gift recipients (DGRs).

Cost of Tax Affairs

Income Protection Insurance Premiums

Superannuation Contribution If Self-employed.

Home office expenses -You may be entitled to claim deductions for home office expenses including a computer, phone or other electronic device you are required to use for work purposes. You must keep records. Running costs may be deductible. Occupancy costs are generally not deductible for an employee.

Your return can be completed using the details from a copy of the PAYG Payment Summary, a letter from your employer detailing the information on the PAYG Payment Summary or by reviewing your pay slips for that period. If you are unable to obtain the payment summary details from an employer a Statutory Declaration would need to be completed. The detail from your PAYG Payment Summary may also be accessible by us on the ATO Portal. Contact us for details.

Yes. You can claim for items that have both work and personal use as long as the item in question represents a deduction type that is normally allowable. You need to estimate work related percentage reasonably and exclude the amount of private use.

No. Even if you do not work anymore in this financial year, you need to wait for 1st July. However, in case you left or are leaving Australia permanently, you can lodge an early tax return before 1st July.

You must lodge your tax return by 31st October each year. However, in case you are our existing client, an extension can be requested to ATO. You are never too late to lodge overdue or late tax returns. It is recommended that you lodge outstanding tax returns asap to avoid ATO fines.

Yes. In case you have left or are leaving Australia permanently (not coming back and working within at least 2 years), you can lodge your tax return early. For example, your visa expired and you went back to your country. However you need all of PAYG payment summaries (group certificates) or equivalents as well as bank interest details.

Generally speaking, it is correct. If you live in Australia, but are not eligible for Medicare benefit during all, or part of, any financial year, you can claim an exemption from paying the levy. To claim the exemption on your tax return, you must apply for a Medicare levy exemption certificate.

You may not be eligible for the exemption if you:

hold a permanent resident visa or have applied for a permanent resident visa

were a resident of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Malta, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, New Zealand, Norway or Slovenia before entering Australia maintain a dependant or another person who was eligible for Medicare

are an Australian citizen living overseas for less than five years

We can also prepare a Medicare levy exemption certificate for a small fee.

Yes. We can prepare and lodge electronically to the ATO all the prior year tax returns since 2001. It is recommended that you lodge your outstanding tax returns asap. ATO may impose fines for non-lodgement of a tax return.